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>> good afternoon, supervisors, chamber of commerce, we appreciate the opportunity last year and way back in 2006 in working with the city in developing healthy san francisco program, the health care security ordinance, it's a complicated issue, much that was broukt up from the grand ju, we appreciate their work and we cooperate yearly, thing that is are covered by federal law, it's not an easy solution, but the vast majority of san francisco businesses provide insurance and the vast, vast majority of son fra*ns businesses are spending required amounts of money, every survey and report by your agency show that and supervisor campos has acknowledge hated but there is an issue with some categories of business, but we're working together, small business associations, the chamber on educating employers and employees on the rights and obligations under this law. we've worked with television ads on cable television, the city, websites, direct communication with members, thousands of employers have been communicated with by our organizations and by the city to understand how to make this wo
>> good afternoon, supervisors, chamber of commerce, we appreciate the opportunity last year and way back in 2006 in working with the city in developing healthy san francisco program, the health care security ordinance, it's a complicated issue, much that was broukt up from the grand ju, we appreciate their work and we cooperate yearly, thing that is are covered by federal law, it's not an easy solution, but the vast majority of san francisco businesses provide insurance and the vast,...
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undersecretary of commerce for international trade. always a pleasure to see him. thanks for coming in. >> thank you, david. david: what do you think about all the reports about the china slowdown? >> it is true china is growing less than its peak rate but will still be a very healthy at 7%. the important point, david, if the economy is growing at 7%, consumer spending is growing probably at 30% or so. david: when i hear numbers, as much as you deal with the chinese government you have to be skeptical of these numbers when you hear them, right? >> i think it is very hard to get precision in these numbers but we know there is a lot of good news in the consumer space when yum announces it opened its 4,000th kfc restaurant in china. when starbucks says china will be the second largest market after u.s. when great companies like pepsi and nike are hitting 30% growth rates we know there is a lot of good news in the consumer products sector in china. david: we do know that good news but there is also other news coming out. of course federal express telegraphed that a cou
undersecretary of commerce for international trade. always a pleasure to see him. thanks for coming in. >> thank you, david. david: what do you think about all the reports about the china slowdown? >> it is true china is growing less than its peak rate but will still be a very healthy at 7%. the important point, david, if the economy is growing at 7%, consumer spending is growing probably at 30% or so. david: when i hear numbers, as much as you deal with the chinese government you...
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. >> commerce, education and-- um-- the um-- um-- >> okay, libya. president obama supported-- the uprising, correct? >> president obama wants to-- once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob! >> oops. >> jon: oh, right. that concludes our segment "mitt romney is the s.e.c.-luckiest dude on the planet." welcome back! my guest tonight is the reigning king of jordan. welcome back to the program king abdullaabdull abdullah ii. (cheers and applause) thank you so much for being here again. i just wanted to let you know as an emissary of the united states our president, i know, was scheduled to meet with you today. (laughter) he was not doing a stupid t.v. show. (laughter) he was very busy with strategic-- meetings. (laughter) whoopi goldbergstan, i believe it is. >> i heard. >> jon: that the talk of-- you were at the u.n. today. does anyone-- is there any discussion amongst world leaders about the american president not being available for face-to-face meetings? is that not a-- is that upsetting? >> not that i heard, no. i think
. >> commerce, education and-- um-- the um-- um-- >> okay, libya. president obama supported-- the uprising, correct? >> president obama wants to-- once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob! >> oops. >> jon: oh, right. that concludes our segment "mitt romney is the s.e.c.-luckiest dude on the planet." welcome back! my guest tonight is the reigning king of jordan. welcome back to the program king abdullaabdull abdullah ii....
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the commerce department said last month alone they were up more than 11%. but while this is all good news for an economy that hasn't had much of it lately, morningstar economist robert johnson says the market still has to make up a lot of lost ground. >> if you look at housing starts at the peak we were over two million starts. i'd say based on population the number should have been about a million and a half. now we're down around 750,000 in terms of housing starts so we're kind of half of what i view as normal. >> reporter: one wild card for builders is the ongoing uncertainty about the bush tax cuts. subkowiak says if those tax cuts aren't extended some potential buyers could put a hold on buying a new house. diane eastabrook, "n.b.r.," hinsdale, illinois. >> tom: we saw two discouraging reports today from the c-suite, from top corporate executives. in separate surveys, both chief executive officers and chief financial officers are losing optimism. and both have dialed back hiring expectations. this stands in contrast to a report just yesterday from the
the commerce department said last month alone they were up more than 11%. but while this is all good news for an economy that hasn't had much of it lately, morningstar economist robert johnson says the market still has to make up a lot of lost ground. >> if you look at housing starts at the peak we were over two million starts. i'd say based on population the number should have been about a million and a half. now we're down around 750,000 in terms of housing starts so we're kind of half...
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get away from the rallies and talk to, you know, the cincinnati chamber of commerce. he should be -- lou: excuse me? wait a minute, brad, with all do respect, that would be an electric moment in electoral history if he were to move to the chamber of commerce. i respect the judgment mightily, but that one -- >> he needs to speak to serious people at serious venues to talk policy. you don't get that across at a rally or across to the people in a 30 second sound bite. lou: the polls, do they agree on the strengths and weaknesses? do they reveal that? you talk about the seriousness of a moment in which it's captured for free media, but the reality is that there are strengths and weaknesses, it seems, at work here, otherwise, there would be, i suppose, an outright tie between the two. chris, are there stengths that are being revealed here? weaknesses revealed on all of the polls? >> yeah, here's something to keep very much in mind. here's how the electorat looks different in 2008 and 2010 -- lou: i want to be clear, not for the elective, but for the strengths and weaknesse
get away from the rallies and talk to, you know, the cincinnati chamber of commerce. he should be -- lou: excuse me? wait a minute, brad, with all do respect, that would be an electric moment in electoral history if he were to move to the chamber of commerce. i respect the judgment mightily, but that one -- >> he needs to speak to serious people at serious venues to talk policy. you don't get that across at a rally or across to the people in a 30 second sound bite. lou: the polls, do they...
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the chairman of the japan chamber of commerce led a delegation and met with a senior economic official. asking for swiflter measures to ensure stable supply of power and better framework for foreign investment, the senior official said he encouraged more investment from japan. he promise they'd would work towards making business easier for foreign firms. a >>> the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, . . that they will provide support in building hospitals. they also pledge to work to promote export to iraq and to train personnel to operate such devices. >> e will work with the japanese government to raise iraq's medical capabilities. >> the equipment maker official added that his company hopes to provide the devices that will best suit iraq's needs. the japanese government has proposed a second site for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste from the accident at the fukushima nuclear plant. on thursday, senior environment minister visited the governor which borders foesh ukushima to south. suggested as a site, the national forest in the prefecture and explained the forest is f
the chairman of the japan chamber of commerce led a delegation and met with a senior economic official. asking for swiflter measures to ensure stable supply of power and better framework for foreign investment, the senior official said he encouraged more investment from japan. he promise they'd would work towards making business easier for foreign firms. a >>> the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, . . that they will provide support in building hospitals. they also pledge to work...
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they were led by the chamber of commerce and made the request in the capital on thursday. they were in talks with the president and minsters in charge of the economy. he asked the officials to create a legal framework needed for foreign investment to provide incentives from investors from overaccess. the country will take measures because he wants more investments from japan. >> ken kobayashi is one of the delegates visiting. he emphasizes that investor nations should find an affinity for the people in the destination countries. >> costs are not everything when it comes to global investment and expansion. the attachment or otherwise to japan of the people in the operating country is one of the most important factors in doing business overseas. >> before i go, let's get you caught up in the marks. we had a late rally helping to boost sentiment in other markets. the nikkei ending a half percent higher today. the shanghai composite up 2.6%. in europe, major indeces are trading like this. we are seeing pretty much here for most of the majors. london up by 3/10 of 1%. paris see
they were led by the chamber of commerce and made the request in the capital on thursday. they were in talks with the president and minsters in charge of the economy. he asked the officials to create a legal framework needed for foreign investment to provide incentives from investors from overaccess. the country will take measures because he wants more investments from japan. >> ken kobayashi is one of the delegates visiting. he emphasizes that investor nations should find an affinity for...
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facebook is making its first move into e-commerce. facebook gifts for the first time allows users to buy its first real products on the service, allowing users to buy gifts. facebook gives users the ability to take advantage of millions of users' birthday wishes. users can send gifts privately or publicly, and people receiving gifts can unwrap a virtual preview and open the real gift in person a few days later. this is designed to be easy, make it easy for users to spend money. users can pay right away or add payment details later. facebook does take a cut of all transactions. investors have been on lookout for facebook's crucial move into the revenue stream since the company acquired a mobile gifting app called karma back in may. the fact this is a native mobile appoints to the fact facebook is looking for new ways to make money from its growing mobile user base. though this is a test, maria, once people start inputting their credit cards into facebook, the potential for social commerce seems huge. back over to you. >> thank you, jul
facebook is making its first move into e-commerce. facebook gifts for the first time allows users to buy its first real products on the service, allowing users to buy gifts. facebook gives users the ability to take advantage of millions of users' birthday wishes. users can send gifts privately or publicly, and people receiving gifts can unwrap a virtual preview and open the real gift in person a few days later. this is designed to be easy, make it easy for users to spend money. users can pay...
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republicans and democrats and that's exactly what they're doing it is and i competitive it does affect commerce it does affect trade as much or anything that then anyone can come up with i'm really confident that when the court really digs into this that they will see this instead of them being able to decide arbitrarily to push the bar up to fifteen percent on polls that they don't even disclose which polls and which times the more appropriate standard would be any political party that is on enough votes technically to win enough electoral college votes to win the presidency should be included in those debates but as far as i know there's only the libertarian party we are on at least forty eight ballots plus are states plus the district of columbia so this is going to just bring in governor gary johnson who by the way still has the most qualified person to be president the united states that i know of let's let that voice be heard well i hope your effort is successful and i'm all in favor of more voices in our electoral process let's talk about the libertarian party you are here by nominate yo
republicans and democrats and that's exactly what they're doing it is and i competitive it does affect commerce it does affect trade as much or anything that then anyone can come up with i'm really confident that when the court really digs into this that they will see this instead of them being able to decide arbitrarily to push the bar up to fifteen percent on polls that they don't even disclose which polls and which times the more appropriate standard would be any political party that is on...
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is it commerce or chaos? and it goes back to the producers. they are put in a place where people don't like them. there should be some rules you can take out your various anger on them. if you are in a jersey city and at a restaurant, how would you feel if some orange alien walked in and demanded you move a shoot because they are shooting? it should be the reverse. if you see these people in a restaurant you should be able to kick them out because that's where you will live. >> i say i am against government regulation, but let the locality make their own laws. >>> next topic, the college board announced s.a.t. reading scores are the lowest they have been in years. the average score for this year's seniors was 496, down 30 points from 1972. the year, not the score. some tribute to a record number of kids taking the test including 25% from low income families. greg, what do you think? >> i think -- -- >> i want to give uh theory. i think in 40 years none of our kids or our kids' kids will be able to read. we will be a culture of i will illinois
is it commerce or chaos? and it goes back to the producers. they are put in a place where people don't like them. there should be some rules you can take out your various anger on them. if you are in a jersey city and at a restaurant, how would you feel if some orange alien walked in and demanded you move a shoot because they are shooting? it should be the reverse. if you see these people in a restaurant you should be able to kick them out because that's where you will live. >> i say i am...
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it was all based on the north american free trade agreement that promoted much greater commerce between mexico, the united states, and also canada. >> do you feel we are on pace to have enough open trade in this country, and then there are people on both sides of the aisle to get very touchy about trade with china. >> i think sometimes they get a pretty bum rap. we have trade agreements with colombia and south korea and with panama. that was a very important development. colombia, a country that is just really coming through a very difficult internal war, they need that kind of trade. and they are a real model country in terms of economic development. china, we have some issues at the moment. we have some issues with russia. but in the long run, yes, i believe that further liberalize trade with the rest of the world by protecting our intellectual property and those kinds of things, we have to pursue that. liz: ambassador john negroponte. ambassador to the philippines as well. thank you very much for joining us. a perfect segue. coming up in the next hour, we have the former president of
it was all based on the north american free trade agreement that promoted much greater commerce between mexico, the united states, and also canada. >> do you feel we are on pace to have enough open trade in this country, and then there are people on both sides of the aisle to get very touchy about trade with china. >> i think sometimes they get a pretty bum rap. we have trade agreements with colombia and south korea and with panama. that was a very important development. colombia, a...
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to the local chambers of commerce as opposed to u.s., there is a cleaving underway. neil: what does that mean? >> we've been friends and have these conversations we come down to a conclusion that only thing that is good for the country is a vibrant middle class, the multinational corporations did not fully represent that vibrant middle class. neil: is that a fair rap? >> sure, where has job offshoring come from? the multinationals not the sme's. neil: you think this president, what he is doing is the right direction? >> i think the alternative to bainize this economy, which is what governor romney would have us do. neil: what is wrong with that? >> you can't fix that unemployment conundrum. neil: and the government can. >> we have reached a tipping point. no matter who is in charge will not be able to fix the structural breakage in this economy. there is an appropriate partnership, we may give or terms and specifics but no beard with a thoughtful mind could say that private sector alone would lift this economy back to where it belongs, there are certain government ac
to the local chambers of commerce as opposed to u.s., there is a cleaving underway. neil: what does that mean? >> we've been friends and have these conversations we come down to a conclusion that only thing that is good for the country is a vibrant middle class, the multinational corporations did not fully represent that vibrant middle class. neil: is that a fair rap? >> sure, where has job offshoring come from? the multinationals not the sme's. neil: you think this president, what...
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commerce department today revising real second-quarter gdp growth down to an anemic 1.3%. down from the previous of 1.7%. it is the lowest reported growth rate since the third quarter of last year. bad news in the manufacturing sector as well. orders for durable goods plunged more than 13% in august. since the month president obama took office, much worse than economists had feared. alan krueger writing that we are making progress and the last thing we should do, said this economist, is returned to the economic policies that failed us in the past. his predecessor in the white house, austan goolsbee had predicted earlier this year that economic growth is your own 10 year would be a big obstacle to the president's reelection. >> i would say if the economy is growing 3% or above, the presidents would have major headwinds. he will be facing trouble for it. lou: recent polls show incredibly that the romney campaign has been unable to capitalize on the president's economic policy failure. >> we will take all of that back up again. also, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu
commerce department today revising real second-quarter gdp growth down to an anemic 1.3%. down from the previous of 1.7%. it is the lowest reported growth rate since the third quarter of last year. bad news in the manufacturing sector as well. orders for durable goods plunged more than 13% in august. since the month president obama took office, much worse than economists had feared. alan krueger writing that we are making progress and the last thing we should do, said this economist, is...
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the great growth engine -- the great engine of growth that has supported global commerce for years. >> all aboard! >> including the darkest days of the dark recession. what's happened? stock market never quit, never stopped climbing. it's had a remarkable run with every sector leading the charge at one time or another. before i get into the big remonstrations for the evening. i have gotten the big picture right. the europe, the slowdown of china and the perma low growth, the united states. some income producers, growth names and stocks with solid dividend boosts and, of course, some gold. these have been the correct calls to make. i've stuck with this market because i believe europeans are not suicidal. so far so good on that front. at least of late. i believe chinese economy will simply come back by virtue of the fact there's a tremendous urban migration within china. i believe the federal reserve's stance, brought about you by ben bernanke, will serve as a bridge over fiscal cliff and not take us down. the federal stance will take higher paying dividend companies into gems, seeking
the great growth engine -- the great engine of growth that has supported global commerce for years. >> all aboard! >> including the darkest days of the dark recession. what's happened? stock market never quit, never stopped climbing. it's had a remarkable run with every sector leading the charge at one time or another. before i get into the big remonstrations for the evening. i have gotten the big picture right. the europe, the slowdown of china and the perma low growth, the united...
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commerce department economy drew 3.1%. that is lower than the government's of -- 1.3% and that is lower than 1.7%. the drought and consumer spending contributed to the drop in the rate of economic growth. some analysts say the drought will continue to hurt the economy for months. republicans claim the numbers show that the president's policies have failed while the white house points out that the economy has grown for a dozen consecutive quarters. according to a new fox news polls of likely voters, 44% approve of the president's handling of the economy compared to 35% two years ago. john reports is following the romney campaign and live tonight but first, let's get to ed henry live outside the white house. you would think the bad economic news would have the president scrambling? >> especially on top of that economic growth number you mentioned which is very weak, durable goods, that came in. it's down 13.2%. washing machines and things that are supposed to last three years. it was the worst drop since 2009 when we were in
commerce department economy drew 3.1%. that is lower than the government's of -- 1.3% and that is lower than 1.7%. the drought and consumer spending contributed to the drop in the rate of economic growth. some analysts say the drought will continue to hurt the economy for months. republicans claim the numbers show that the president's policies have failed while the white house points out that the economy has grown for a dozen consecutive quarters. according to a new fox news polls of likely...
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the commerce department reported median home prices are at highest level since 2007. august's 17% year-over-year leap is the biggest for the howing market since september of 2004. however new home sales did slide. worries of global growth in europe sent oil prices tumbling 1 1/2% settling below $90 for the first time in august. just as the president of iran wraps up his visit to the u.n. here in new york, a new investigation reveals that the largest oil trading firm in the world is buying and selling iranian oil practically at will. what about the sanctions imposed by both the u.s. and the european union? are they worth the paper they're even written on? i'm joined by stuart holiday, former ambassador to the u.n. and president and ceo of meridian international center. thank you so much for joining us, ambassador. we appreciate it. >> thank you. melissa: this story is really amazing. there were a bunch of fantastic reporters over at reuters who dug this up and they were able to track this oil that was sold by iran to vitale, which is a swiss company. they did everythin
the commerce department reported median home prices are at highest level since 2007. august's 17% year-over-year leap is the biggest for the howing market since september of 2004. however new home sales did slide. worries of global growth in europe sent oil prices tumbling 1 1/2% settling below $90 for the first time in august. just as the president of iran wraps up his visit to the u.n. here in new york, a new investigation reveals that the largest oil trading firm in the world is buying and...
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today we have e-banking and e-commerce already in the internet. we are moving toward a future of having our energy distribution of a smart protected to the internet. we are moving to a generation of next generation aviation and air traffic control that is controlled by the internet and over the internet. and so we have moved so much of our essential services on to the internet than one has to ask, is that what it was designed for? is it's a cure for what we need a fork in the future? this brings about three tensions. i am going to try to stick to three. three tensions that we are seeing in the policy world and then three that we have seen in the technology will. the first is, we are seeing attention of the need for an economic policy to stimulate the economy verses the demand for national security. i see in the economic growth is measured nearly at 4 percent gdp growth. that is the small estimation right now, and that is what the jeep 20 countries are expecting, developing nations are expecting the icc and the economy to contribute to as much as 1
today we have e-banking and e-commerce already in the internet. we are moving toward a future of having our energy distribution of a smart protected to the internet. we are moving to a generation of next generation aviation and air traffic control that is controlled by the internet and over the internet. and so we have moved so much of our essential services on to the internet than one has to ask, is that what it was designed for? is it's a cure for what we need a fork in the future? this...
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and the chamber of commerce sits between them. >> talk family, talk schools, friends. just don't talk politics. >> reporter: they subscribe to the same philosophy at the courthouse corner cafe. >> politics are kind of bad for business. >> reporter: but it doesn't always work. >> i think obama is evil. >> reporter: evil? >> evil. >> personally i prefer obama. >> reporter: romney actually has a long history of nasty skirmishes. back in the civil war, the town reputedly went back and forth between union and confederate forces, some 56 times. >> abraham lincoln turned in one vote in hampshire county. >> reporter: democrats still outnumber republicans by a wide margin. the town supports lots of democrats for state office, but not for president and not president obama. >> i had one man tell me that oh, he ended that war and now what are all the soldiers going to do when they come home? they won't have jobs. >> reporter: so many west virginians dislike president obama that a convicted felon almost won the democratic primary. >> that was very embarrassing. >> reporter: lots of
and the chamber of commerce sits between them. >> talk family, talk schools, friends. just don't talk politics. >> reporter: they subscribe to the same philosophy at the courthouse corner cafe. >> politics are kind of bad for business. >> reporter: but it doesn't always work. >> i think obama is evil. >> reporter: evil? >> evil. >> personally i prefer obama. >> reporter: romney actually has a long history of nasty skirmishes. back in the...
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growth in the second quarter was an anemic 1.7%, but today, the commerce department put out a new estimate showing us it was even less than that, just 1.3%. and this is what caught our attention in the report-- the government said half of the downward revision can be blamed on the drought. it's destroying crops, including the corn in this field inula roy, illinois. and on the land clayton arnold has been farming in walker, missouri, for 40 years. a new report today on the drought says it continues to get worse. it now covers 65.5% of the lower 48, and in 21.5% of that area, the area you see in red, the drought is extreme or exceptional. so we asked anthony mason to dig further into the impact the drought isaving on our economy. >> reporter: 90 miles southwest of dallas, in aquill atexas, the drought has cut back ronnie gerik's' cotton crop severely this year. >> it impacted not just myself but all the ag industry. >> reporter: in fact, the government now says the drought is slowing the entire economy, costing the the country $12 billion in the spring. >> farmers don't have money to spend.
growth in the second quarter was an anemic 1.7%, but today, the commerce department put out a new estimate showing us it was even less than that, just 1.3%. and this is what caught our attention in the report-- the government said half of the downward revision can be blamed on the drought. it's destroying crops, including the corn in this field inula roy, illinois. and on the land clayton arnold has been farming in walker, missouri, for 40 years. a new report today on the drought says it...
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as for the overall economy, the commerce department says it grew at an annual rate of 1.3% in the spring, down from its previous estimate of 1.7% growth. the revision reflecting the government's lowering its estimate of crop production by $12 billion. half of the downward revision to growth came from declines in farm inventories, but other areas were weaker as well, including a slower consumer spending and less growth and exports. the 1.3% growth in the spring follows a sluggish 2% growth rate in the first quarter. rates too slow to lower unemployment. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> september 11, 2001, was a day that changed my life forever. i will go through powerpoint presentation that will outline the historical account of the attack as things transpired that day. it gets pretty intense. a lot of things happen quickly. i will do my best. i will ask you to sit back, clear your mind, put yourself in that room, and you will get a real sense of what it was like to be on the top of the food chain of the national command authority, as a nation of 300 million americans wa
as for the overall economy, the commerce department says it grew at an annual rate of 1.3% in the spring, down from its previous estimate of 1.7% growth. the revision reflecting the government's lowering its estimate of crop production by $12 billion. half of the downward revision to growth came from declines in farm inventories, but other areas were weaker as well, including a slower consumer spending and less growth and exports. the 1.3% growth in the spring follows a sluggish 2% growth rate...
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but the commerce department revised its estimate of second quarter economic growth from 1.7% down to 1.3%. the economic numbers were fodder for republican presidential nominee mitt romney. at a campaign stop in springfield, virginia he said the slow growth was proof that president obama's economic policies have not worked. >> if you don't believe me why look at the price of gas and the jobs in your community and the members of your family that are struggling for good work. if you don't believe me look at the numbers that just came out in the growth of our economy. 1.3% versus russia at 4%, china at 7-8%, we are at 1.3% this is unacceptable. it is not working. i know what it takes to get things working. >> sreenivasan: 200 miles away in virginia beach, president obama acknowledged the economy is still struggling. but he also promised the crowd he'll push for an era of what he called economic patriotism. >> during campaign season you always hear a lot about patriotism. well you know what? it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing
but the commerce department revised its estimate of second quarter economic growth from 1.7% down to 1.3%. the economic numbers were fodder for republican presidential nominee mitt romney. at a campaign stop in springfield, virginia he said the slow growth was proof that president obama's economic policies have not worked. >> if you don't believe me why look at the price of gas and the jobs in your community and the members of your family that are struggling for good work. if you don't...
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spent a lot of money, time and attention on the in-store experience, but how do you think about the e-commerce experience right now? it doesn't seem like you're spending a lot of must be on advertising online right now on that issue. >> we spend about 0.0000, which having the phenomenal 90% growth that we have on e-commerce, i think speaks for itself and it's driven by product. it's driven by a relationship in the stores and the guests really seeking us out, and so it's all organic growth. >> is that something that changes over time? >> i think you never say never. i think what we always look for is a real true authentic connection with the guests and that we've really earned it rather than that we've bought it, and that's been our philosophy all along, and the guest have resonated with that because they're always in choice about choosing our product and our job is to keep it the best product ever and be in an authentic relationship with the guests and we've built the brand on that and continue to see that as our strength. >> christine, thank you very much for joining us today. pleasure talkin
spent a lot of money, time and attention on the in-store experience, but how do you think about the e-commerce experience right now? it doesn't seem like you're spending a lot of must be on advertising online right now on that issue. >> we spend about 0.0000, which having the phenomenal 90% growth that we have on e-commerce, i think speaks for itself and it's driven by product. it's driven by a relationship in the stores and the guests really seeking us out, and so it's all organic...
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much weaker than previously expected and the commerce department blames the drought in the midwest, i don't think so. up next, mitt romney sets up a trust for his grandkids, pays a lot less in taxes, legal. but why is he getting critici d criticized? manager, ed butowsky. . stuart: the company that makes the blackhawk helicopter cutting 570 jobs. defense companies like sekorski make more in anticipation of more defense spending cuts after the first of the year. sekorski down 570 jobs. mitt romney avoided much of -- a lot of taxation when he set up a trust to give millions to his grandchildren. perfectly legal way to take care of his heirs, he's criticized for it. ed butowsky with chapwood investments. what did he do, did he avoid tax or minimize tax? >> he took advantage of exactly what the tax code was, he didn't avoid it, he delayed it. it's important for people to understand. a lot of tax planning goes into when you're a wealthy individual and we applaud he took money-- excuse me took stock and low cost basis into a trust. a republican or democrat you can do that. what he did at th
much weaker than previously expected and the commerce department blames the drought in the midwest, i don't think so. up next, mitt romney sets up a trust for his grandkids, pays a lot less in taxes, legal. but why is he getting critici d criticized? manager, ed butowsky. . stuart: the company that makes the blackhawk helicopter cutting 570 jobs. defense companies like sekorski make more in anticipation of more defense spending cuts after the first of the year. sekorski down 570 jobs. mitt...
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the commerce department saying revision in consumer spending, exports and inventory investment are still to blame. liz claman spending the day at the concordia summit in new york, so tell us who you will be talking to this hour. liz: big minus, have to tell you. pr
the commerce department saying revision in consumer spending, exports and inventory investment are still to blame. liz claman spending the day at the concordia summit in new york, so tell us who you will be talking to this hour. liz: big minus, have to tell you. pr
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we just today signed a massive free-trade agreement with the gulf nations to bring more trade, more commerce, more investment to the region, to hopefully help stablize the region overtime. we know that al qaeda is severely weakened. it is not gone. you and i agree on this there are still threats there, severely weakened. bin bip is no longer there. we've also seen, we are seeing significant movement in the region working more croptive way with the united states to isolate and contain iran. iranian threat is real. it is something we have to take seriously. megyn: you're off point now. >> there is unprecedented level of cooperation. megyn: you're off point now. >> i'm not off point. megyn: you are because we're trying to get to the bottom of -- we're trying to get bottom. >> this administration has been successful we're trying to get to the bottom of why we were given bad information. >> i answered that megyn. megyn: you just said she wasn't lying. you said she wasn't lying. >> she wasn't lying. megyn: why? susan rice didn't go out there on her own. she didn't think on herself i will two go to
we just today signed a massive free-trade agreement with the gulf nations to bring more trade, more commerce, more investment to the region, to hopefully help stablize the region overtime. we know that al qaeda is severely weakened. it is not gone. you and i agree on this there are still threats there, severely weakened. bin bip is no longer there. we've also seen, we are seeing significant movement in the region working more croptive way with the united states to isolate and contain iran....
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accountable for the risks they provide to our economy a that an efficient way as possible so we can create commerce, which is what we are designed to do. for smaller banks, they don't participate, they do the basics and make it easier for them to do what they do best. tracy: dodd-frank causing small businesses, small banks 25% more than they need to. thank you for being with us and sharing your thoughts. >> thank you very much, and pleasure to be here. dennis: the check is not in the mail. u.s. postal service to default on a huge pension fund payment making it the second-largest payment in two months and has missed some $5.6 billion paying in to pre-fund retiree health benefits. the post offices in 25 early in dollars every day. 5 billion june quarter in the 1 billion pieces. closing small branches. tracy: the post office of the most beautiful buildings, prime real estate. dennis: taxpayers funding everything. tracy: maybe somebody will send a card. the nfl referees are ready for some football. the refs are back, and hopefully no snafus like this one on monday night. keep it right here, live covera
accountable for the risks they provide to our economy a that an efficient way as possible so we can create commerce, which is what we are designed to do. for smaller banks, they don't participate, they do the basics and make it easier for them to do what they do best. tracy: dodd-frank causing small businesses, small banks 25% more than they need to. thank you for being with us and sharing your thoughts. >> thank you very much, and pleasure to be here. dennis: the check is not in the...
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. >> hi, robert morrow from the american libya chamber of commerce industry. we have seen a number of american companies chomping at the bit to look at the opportunities in libya. again, a variety of different set is, all of which brought up today. given the fact several of you have been there recently, spent time there recently, from the perspective we've had in the north, it seems security is not that big of a consideration, but which are perspective having been there recently as a westerner, have you felt any threats to your%? would it be advisable for american companies to wait for the time being or is it a good opportunity to start looking at opportunities now? >> okay, since he was the last one, i will start with you this time. >> all deal with the commercial question first. i mean, on the commercial side of his there for 13 million borodin have a security detail. i had a fairly low profile. .. that kind of thing is frowned upon. in fact they issued a decree banning it. it doesn't mean it's law, it's a kind of ambiguous transitional legal -- for the mome
. >> hi, robert morrow from the american libya chamber of commerce industry. we have seen a number of american companies chomping at the bit to look at the opportunities in libya. again, a variety of different set is, all of which brought up today. given the fact several of you have been there recently, spent time there recently, from the perspective we've had in the north, it seems security is not that big of a consideration, but which are perspective having been there recently as a...
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and he developed and overseas technical assistance program for the iraqi oil with the department of commerce and with the department of interior, working with the department of energy. central bank of iraq. the total well over $40 million. he has received a superior honor award. and an extra mile award during his years of service at the state department. is received a certificate of achievement for most significant impact on the intelligence community from the defense intelligence agency. a native of new jersey. the most important point of his entire biography is that he is a graduate of the george washington university. school international affairs. [applause] and he did his master's studies at boston university. i have given you a rather extensive biography. these are certainly three people that are well known and outstanding experts in their field. at this time, i will turn it over to dr. >> thank you. i think the ambassador gave us a rather interesting assignment here. we probably need about five days to review this. but it will be quite interesting. perhaps more generally, we can give a
and he developed and overseas technical assistance program for the iraqi oil with the department of commerce and with the department of interior, working with the department of energy. central bank of iraq. the total well over $40 million. he has received a superior honor award. and an extra mile award during his years of service at the state department. is received a certificate of achievement for most significant impact on the intelligence community from the defense intelligence agency. a...
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he is seizing on new economic data showing the commerce department revised down from 1.7% to 1.3%. >> this is not just one quarter. this has been going on now for years. china is growing much faster than we, our economy needs to be reinvigorated. >> not all the numbers paint a gloomy picture. the labor department announced it undercounted nearly 400,000 jobs in 2011, meaning a 4.4 million jobs have been created since the president's inauguration. slightly more than the number lost in that same period. but the president said there's still more work to do. >> we're not where we need to be, not yet. we've got a lot more folks who have to get back to work. we've got a lot more work to do to make the middle class secure, again. but the question is, whose plan is better for you? >> obama win a republican-leaning virginia, could deal romney a crushing blow. the president won here four years ago, becoming the first democrat to do so since lyndon johnson. in this state, the military vote is not the only game in town. football fans are everywhere. it's no surprise a reporter asked romney about
he is seizing on new economic data showing the commerce department revised down from 1.7% to 1.3%. >> this is not just one quarter. this has been going on now for years. china is growing much faster than we, our economy needs to be reinvigorated. >> not all the numbers paint a gloomy picture. the labor department announced it undercounted nearly 400,000 jobs in 2011, meaning a 4.4 million jobs have been created since the president's inauguration. slightly more than the number lost...
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we think this is something that is just like e-commerce. it took a few years for people to feel comfortable with that. we think the more time, it will take people to realize that it is safer than carrying a normal wallet. >> let's talk about what is in it for lemon. how do you make your money? 50i78 assuming at some point you have to charge a business a subscription fee? how is revenue generated? >> right now, the service is free. we have it, a subscription with extra premium features for people who need very specific services. the way we see ourselves making money in the long-term is because we think the wallet is a very natural way for friends to connect with consumers. when it's at the right time and at the right place and in the right moment. >> apple, obviously, when they launched their new operating system chose not to do what they call nearfield communications, at least right now, which some say would have rocketed this whole sector even more than it already has been. were you disappointed by that? and do they almost have to do that
we think this is something that is just like e-commerce. it took a few years for people to feel comfortable with that. we think the more time, it will take people to realize that it is safer than carrying a normal wallet. >> let's talk about what is in it for lemon. how do you make your money? 50i78 assuming at some point you have to charge a business a subscription fee? how is revenue generated? >> right now, the service is free. we have it, a subscription with extra premium...